Profiles
Is climate change a hoax? When in doubt, conventional wisdom dictates we best consult the experts – luckily Omahans don’t have to search far...
As a beacon of law and order, Prof. Joshua Fershée has...
When searching for the next restaurant to review, there is no difficulty in finding a door to walk through, certainly not in Omaha with its endless tide of such businesses seeming to sprout up on our...
Downtown Omaha Riverfront. (Courtesty of Greater Omaha Chamber)
Supporting today's workforce and preparing for the future is the focus of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce's new POWER Conference on Oct. 10.
Combining the best of two previous Chamber events -...
It’s often said, love is the universal language. And, one thing is for certain, people love their pets. So there was nothing lost in translation – except the dog, and perhaps a language barrier –...
Did you know that if you “smell,” it may not please everyone, but it could help in locating your lost pet. Nor should you look a lost animal into the eye, but off to the side. Also, it would be a...
Today’s News
Spending at Varner Hall, home of the University of Nebraska’s central administration, has more than doubled over the past decade. The increases reflect the growing scope and complexity of higher education, experts said. (Dylan Widger / Flatwater Free Press)
At first glance, they look like raises.
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a music professor’s salary jumped $13,000 in the past decade. A University of Nebraska at Kearney political science...
In Kentucky, patients drive up to two hours to see Dr. Manikya Kuriti, one of the few endocrinologists who serve the rural communities surrounding Louisville.
Kuriti’s husband, a pulmonologist,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the...
Gas savings from Earnify. (Courtesy of Matt Hebert)
I love a good deal – who doesn’t? For example, I’ve lost track of how many people I’ve recently told about my new flat top grill I just got from Sam’s Club. It’s a wannabe Blackstone, but the store’s...
Livia Ziskey, a college student majoring in journalism, remembers the local newspaper being delivered when she was growing up in Omaha. Her father still takes the Omaha World-Herald, although he’ll...
This Week's News
Spending at Varner Hall, home of the University of Nebraska’s central administration, has more than doubled over the past decade. The increases reflect the growing scope and complexity of higher education, experts said. (Dylan Widger / Flatwater Free Press)
10/21/2025 - 12:00am
At first glance, they look like raises.
At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a music professor’s salary jumped $13,000 in the past decade. A University of Nebraska at Kearney political science professor’s grew by $15,000. A University of Nebraska...
10/21/2025 - 12:00am
In Kentucky, patients drive up to two hours to see Dr. Manikya Kuriti, one of the few endocrinologists who serve the rural communities surrounding Louisville.
Kuriti’s husband, a pulmonologist, drives from Louisville to small hospitals an hour south...
10/21/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its...
Gas savings from Earnify. (Courtesy of Matt Hebert)
10/21/2025 - 12:00am
I love a good deal – who doesn’t? For example, I’ve lost track of how many people I’ve recently told about my new flat top grill I just got from Sam’s Club. It’s a wannabe Blackstone, but the store’s own Member’s Mark brand. Where you could easily...
10/21/2025 - 12:00am
Livia Ziskey, a college student majoring in journalism, remembers the local newspaper being delivered when she was growing up in Omaha. Her father still takes the Omaha World-Herald, although he’ll be getting one fewer edition starting in early...
Screenshot of the Department of Health and Human Services homepage on Oct. 14, 2025. (Courtesy of HHS website)
10/20/2025 - 12:00am
For decades, federal shutdowns have mostly been budget fights. The 2025 one has become bigger than that: It’s turned into a messaging war.
Official government communications, including website banners, out-of-office email replies and autogenerated...
10/20/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations on the country.
The acknowledgement of covert action in...
Nebraska advocates for medical cannabis have worked for more than 12 years, and continue to wait, for a safe, regulated system in Nebraska, after winning voter approval in November. Pictured are many longtime advocates for the effort. (Courtesy of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana)
10/20/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Green shirts filled a hearing room in Lincoln full of Nebraskans who support the legalization of medical cannabis but oppose the regulations of the product proposed by the state’s new Medical Cannabis Commission.
Thirty-two people...
10/20/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — As Nebraska moves forward in converting a McCook state prison into an ICE detention center, concerns grow about the Governor’s Office stonewalling public requests seeking more about what is going on.
By late September, Gov. Jim Pillen’s...
Allegations of inappropriate sexual contact involving Kearney YRTC staff members and teens in custody at the center prompted the Douglas County Public Defender’s Office to start reviewing all cases involving its clients housed at the state-run facility. (Lori Potter / Flatwater Free Press)
10/17/2025 - 12:00am
(Editor’s note: This story contains allegations of sexual abuse of children. If you suspect that a child has been abused, call 800-652-1999 or report online.)
At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned,...
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10/17/2025 - 12:00am
Detroit is seeing declines in violent crime, but 33% more young people were victims of gun violence in the city so far in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to local police.
Mayor Mike Duggan and the Detroit Police Department responded...
Eric Underwood, former chair of the Nebraska Republican Party and leader of the nonprofit Advocates For All Nebraskans, speaks in Lincoln on Oct 14, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
10/17/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A nonprofit group behind a handful of Nebraska ballot initiatives announced a campaign Tuesday to gather signatures for two new ones aimed at conservative election goals.
One would alter how the state awards Electoral College votes for...
10/16/2025 - 12:00am
Growing up in a religious family, Florida Republican state Sen. Alexis Calatayud has seen how many church communities are no longer anchored to a single building in the way they used to be. Her small prayer groups take place over chats these days,...
10/16/2025 - 12:00am
One morning after a night of one too many drinks, I gave in and passed my then 2-year-old daughter my phone to watch cartoons while I slept it off. When I woke up, Peppa Pig was nowhere to be found, but my kid had somehow managed to purchase a...
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10/16/2025 - 12:00am
While Mythology could be rooted in the historical past (the ancient city of Troy from the story of the “Trojan War" existed, for example, whether or not there was a human named Achilles who was dipped in a river in Hell is debatable). Those ancient...
10/16/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Under names such as Czech Village, Silver Bull and Old Town Village, Tom McLeay has been buying up properties for more than a decade in the Little Bohemia neighborhood south of Nebraska’s largest downtown business district.
As head of...
This undated image shows artist Bob Ross, host of the series “The Joy of Painting.” (Bob Ross Inc. via AP)
10/15/2025 - 12:00am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for public television stations suffering from cuts in federal funding.
Ross, a public television...
10/15/2025 - 12:00am
KAJIADO, Kenya (AP) — This year, less than a kilometer from where I live, a girl named Peace Mwende was killed by a lion. The news hit me hard: She was 14, the same age as my youngest daughter, and the lioness responsible may have been one of the...
10/15/2025 - 12:00am
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of...
10/15/2025 - 12:00am
Lane Handke called his wife, Cathleen, the other day to tell her he was bringing home the shelves they needed to finish their cabinet. The call cost him 25 cents.
Then, the Pierce physician phoned a friend in Omaha just to say hello. This call cost...
